Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 480, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to enable schools to expedite their administrative responsibilities relating to business-related matters by appropriating funds to hire three business specialists to be assigned to the Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui school districts.

The Department of Education and the Hawaii Government Employees Association supported the intent of this bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 480, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.